Vehicle-body and portable extension therefor



H. PUFF.

VEHICLE BODY AND PORTABLE EXTENSION THEREEOR.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 14| |919.

Patented J une 29, 1920.

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A H. PUFF.

VEHICLE BODY AND PORTABLE EXTENSION THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I4 1.919.

1,344,717. A Patented June 29,1920.

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UNITED STATESAv fl" "A-TENT OFFICE.,

HENRY` ur, oF s'r.V cLoun, MINNESOTA.

VEHICLE-Boni? AND PORTABLE EXTENSION THEEEE.

Application led Jun`e-14, 1919.v Serial No. 304,211.

To all ywho/2t t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY PUEF, a citizen of the United States, residingat Cloud, in the county of Stearns and State of Minnesota, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Vehicle-Bodies and 'FoldableExtensions Therefor, of which the followingl is a specification,referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved vehicle body and foldableextension therefor, particularly those used upon motor driven vehiclesor automobiles.

Heretofore when traveling in touring automobiles, particularly any greatdistance, the occupants are required to put up at hotels alongthe-route, thereby adding to the expense of the trip aswell as being putto many disadvantages found in stopping at hotels. u

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a vehicle body havingpractically all the necessary living advantages, whereby the occupantsof the automobile may not only have sleeping quarters over night, butalso, by carrying their eatables, together with requisite camp stools,they may dine to suit their own convenience.

In order to accomplish this result, it is a further ailn of theinvention to provide an automobile or vehicle body having a foldableVbed and a foldable extension for the body (which also may support afoldable bed), so that the occupants of the automobile may stop anywherealong the route, and put up for the night.

The invention further aims to provide an eXtensible table carried by thefoldable eX- tension, which table, when the foldable eX- tension isextended, may be arranged in position, whereby a table cloth can beplaced thereon.

The invention further aims to provide means carried by the dominant bodyof the automobile or vehicle, for receiving the foldable or collapsibleextension, when collapsed, so that the rear end of the dominant bodymaybe closed. f

The invention further aims to"k provide a rear sea-t in the dominantbody, having its back hollow, for the reception of the foldable bed,which is carried by the extension, when extended, so that the foldablebedV may A be arranged in a compact position, when kthe extension isclosed or t collapsed.

"The invention further "aims toL provide sii'ecicatiri of Letters PatentPatented J une 29, 1920.

the rear seat with a compartment under the seat proper, to receive asecond foldable bed, which, when used, is carriedv by the floor of thedominantbody.

The invention further aims to provide guiding means on the variousbottomseertions of the extension, in which the lower ends of the arms ofthebows of the extension are guided, whereby the extension may be extendedor collapse A ifurther object of the invention is the provision of meansfor holding and reinforcing the bows of the extension, when in 'anextensible position.

Itwill benoted 'that the rear seat of the dominant body practicallydivides the compartment of the` dominant body, and the compartment oftheextension, with the exception of a small space at the top. rI herefore,a further object of the invention is to provide a curtain suspended fromthe top of the dominant body, to closethe space, said curtain beingmounted upon theusual spring roller. In this manner, the occupants ofthe automobile may have two compartments, each being practicallyprivate,1one from the other, and particularly so when the curtains ofthe windows of the dominant body are dra-wn down. f

The-invention further aimsto afford suitable closures for the rear ofthe dominant body, when the extension is collapsed. When the extensionis in an extensibleV position, its rear portion may be closed bysuitable curtains, thatmay be appliedv by the usual turn While thedesign and construction at preisent illustrated and set forth` is deemedpreferable, it is obvious that as a result of a re-I duction of theinvention to a more practical "form for commercial purposes, theinvention may be susceptibley to changes, and theright to these changesis claimed, providedl they arey eomprehende'd within thel scope of whatFigure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view' fthrough a vehicle orautomobile body,show ing the extension collapsed, and illustrating-thefold'able bed of the dominant body extended. Y f

rig. 2 is `a lngituaina sectional view Fig. is an enlarged detail Viewot' thek top portion of the bows, showing the link connection betweenthe bows, for bracing them.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line G-G of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7-7 ci Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the dominant body ot' thevehicle or auto mobile, preteraby of the limousine or touring type otcar, which is provided with the front and side window lights 2 and 3,and which body may be supported upon the usual wheels, as shown indotted lines in the .drawings The dominant body is provided with theusual front and rear seats d and of the type shown.

However, the rear seat comprises a Vertical partition 6, which risesupwardly from the licor ot the dominant body. Links S aie pivotallyconnected to the partition 6, and are in turn pivotally connected to theside edges of the back 7, so that the back may be held in suspendedposition adjacent the partition G. The seat proper il consists oit' atrame 5, which supports the cushion, and pivotally `connected to thetrame 5 are the links and i6. Rising upwardly from the `floor of thedominant body are the upright brackets S), and pivotally connected tocertain arms oit said brackets are links lll, which are in turnconnected to the traine 5"YL or the seatproper.

j. angular levers ll arealso pivotally connected to certain arms et" thebrackets 9, and to the shortarms l2 ot said levers coil tension springsi3 are connected, which in turn are secured to the brackets ld of thepartition (3. The bed spring -frame comprises thc links, li", i8, ld and1S", which are Aj iivotally united as shown, and the latter links 1S"are pi votally connected to the brackets `145k The longer arms ot theangular levers ll are pivotally connected to the links 18a VKot the bedspring frame, while `the -links `l5 and 16 are pivotallyconnectedrespectively to 4the links 1S and 17 ot the bed spring traine.

lt will be noted that `when the bed ,spring trame is in use the seatproper le rests upon .the `floor of the dominant body under the bedspring fraine and ,when the b ed .spring iframe is dispensed with, it is`lolded under the seat proper lil, as shown in Fig. 2. A spring 'L3acts'to tension the various parts lof the connections between the bedspring traine and the seat proper, when the parts are being extended orfolded.

r\..rrangcd adjacent the sides ot the dominant body, and adjacent therear 'face of the' partition (l near its opposite ends are side pieces19, between which the rear extensible bed is designed to be disposedwhen collapsed. Thc top ci; the partition has a hinge piece 20, whichmay be disposed vertically. llowever, as shown in lig. 2, the piece 2()is disposed horizontally, so that together with the curtain :2l mountedupon a spring. roller 22, and which may beV lowered te a point adjacentone edgevof the piece 20, the two compartments or the vehicle arecompletely partitioned, so as to render both oi them private. However,when the hinge piece 20 is disposed vertically, it is also possible .tolower the curtain, and even though the curtain is spaced from the hingepiece 2O Awhen the curtain is lowered, the two compartments oi thevehicle are partitioned substantially equally as well as when the hingepiece 2O is arranged en a horizontal plane.

The rear bed spring comprises the side links 23 and 24, the formerhaving headed lateral pins 25 slidably engaging the slots 26 ot' theplates 27, which are secured by screws or the like 28 to the rear Jfaceof the seat partition G. By means ot these slotted plates Q7, it will benoted that the rear bed spring, when collapsed, may be disposed at therear ot' the partition. The links 23 and Q4. are connected by the shortlinks 29, which hare pivoted legs 30, in order to support the centerpart ot the bed spring. The rear ends oi the .links 2li are vconnectedby means ot the lbar 3l, and the rear end portions of the links Qd; harepivoted thereto supporting legs 32, in order to support the rear endsol" the bed spring, when it is extended. lVhen the rear bed spring iscollapsed, in a position adjacent the rear face ot the partition, thehooks 3S which are pivoted at S4: to the plates QToVerlie and. engagethe trans- .r bar, which connects the rear ends of the l El, therebyholding the rear bed .sy-"ing in a collajfised position. The auxiliarybody or extensiony comprises the Afloor sections 235 and 36, which arehingedly united as at 3T byv means ol' the plates 3 These plates 3S arelined by screws or lthe like to the upper iliaccs of the floor sectionsand 36. rihe floor section is hingedly connected at 39 to thcrear edgeof the flooring` or bottom oil the dominant body ot the automobile.Secured upon the licor sections nearytheir opposite side edges arechannel guides 40. These channel guides, where the section 85 ishingedlyconnected to the bottom the floor of the dominant body, are

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provided. with mitered joints as shown yat 4l, in order to permit theHoor section 35 to fold as shown in the drawings.

Suitable arch or bow members 42`are `provided, to support a suitablecovering 43, whereby the extension of the dominant body may be providedwith a cover. rlhese bows or arches are of the construction shown, andthe lower ends of theiry side portions have threaded thereon heads ornuts 44, which enter the channels yof .the guides, which are secured tothe upper faces of the floor sections 35 and 36. The cover which may becanvas, leather, or a composition thereof, or any other suitablematerial, is fastened to the bows or arches in any suitable manner,preferably by means of overlying pieces or tapes or straps 45, which arestitched to the cover. In order to reinforce the bows or archesrelatively to each other, particularly when extended or open, the upperparts of the bows are connect-- ed by meansV of the links 46. The sleeveends 47 of the links pivotally receive the upper parts of the arches orbows, and it is to be noted that the links 46 are pivotally connected asat 48, and in such wise as to perin it them to collapse downwardly, whenthe bows are collapsed. However, when the cover of the extension isextended and the bows separated, abutments 49 of certain of the links 46are engaged by the end portions 50 of the other links 46, therebyholding the links extended or open, in order to brace and hold the bowsrigidly in separated positions, thereby stretching` the covering of theextension.

The rear side edges of the side of the dominant body of the automobileor vehicle have hinged thereto as at 51 doors 52, which, when theextensible or auxiliary body is collapsed may be closed. The covering ofthe extensible body or extension, near the rear portions of the sidesthereof is provided with flaps 53, which may be connected by the usualturn buttons 54, either when the extension or extensible body iscollapsed, or open. When these liaps 53 are fastened together, when theextensible body or extension is open, the compartment of said extensiblebody is completely closed. The floor section 36 is provided withoppositely arranged parallel guides 55, to receive the table section 56.This table section may be retracted or extended, as the case may be. Therear portion of the table` section has hinged thereto as at 57 suitablesupporting legs 5S, to support the table section when it is extended.The floor section 35 has hingedly connected thereto as at 59 supportinglegs 60, to support the floor sections of the extension body, whenextended. Suitable reinforcing links 61 and 62 are respectivelyconnected as at 63 to the dominant body and the floor section 35, toreinforce collapsible `floor otally united as at'64.

i The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new `anduseful is:

l. In a device as set forth, the combination with a dominant body, of.an extensible body at ythe rear of thevdominant body, said extensiblebody comprising a plurality of sections foldable upon themselves andwithin the rear end kof the dominant body, said floor sections having aplurality of guides adapted to aline when the floor sections areextended, of an exten'- sible cover having bows movably engaging theguides, when the floor sections are extended, and guides on the bottomof the dominant body in alinement with the first guides and adapted tovreceive the bows, when the cover is collapsed within the rear of thedominant body.

2. In a device as set forth, the combination with a dominant body, of anauxiliary extensible body, said extensible body comprising collapsibleHoor sections, channel guides mounted upon the upper surface of thefloor sections and the floor of the dominant body and being alined andarranged in parallelism, a cover having a plurality of collapsible bowsor arch members having means engaging in said channels, whereby thecover may be collapsed or extended, while the floor sections areextended.

3. In a device as set forth, the combination with a dominant body, of anauxiliary extensible body, said extensible body comprising collapsiblefloor sections, channel guides mounted upon the upper surface of thefloor sections and the floor of the dominant body and being alined andarranged in parallelism, a cover having a plurality of collapsible bowsor arch members having means engaging in said channels, whereby thecover may be collapsed or extended, while the floor sections areextended, the upper portions of the bows having collapsible togglelinks, for reinforcing and hold' ing the bows equally spaced, when thecover is extended, and links connecting the sides of the dominant bodyand the floor sections, to hold the floor sections supported.

4. In a device as set forth, the combination with a dominant body, of anextensible body at the rear of the dominant body, said extensible bodycomprising a plurality of collapsible floor sections foldable uponthemselves and within the rear end of the dominant body, said floorsections having a plurality of guides adapted to aline when the floorsections are extended, an extensible cover having stiffening members atintervals and engaging said guides, when the floor sections areextended, and guides on v the dominant body in alinement with the firstguide and adapted to receive said stiffenincv members when the cover iscollapsed within the rear of the dominant body.

5. In a device as set forth, the combination with a dominant body, of anauxiliary extensible body, said extensible body comprising collapsiblefloor sections` guides upon the upper surfaces of the floor sections andthe floor of the dominant body and being alined and arranged inparallelism, a cover having a plurality of stiffening arches havingtheir ends engaging said guides, whereby the cover may be collapsed orextended while the floor sections are eX- tended, and collapsibleconnections between the upper parts of the arches.

In testimony whereot1 I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses- IIENRY IUFFl Witnesses PETER BRICK, l ELIZABETH Gnoss. i

